Sino-Persian is the trade term for the family of carpets that married the dense classical Persian drawing with the finer knot count and tighter pile of the Chinese workshops, a synthesis that emerged in the early twentieth century and reset the upper end of the wool carpet market for two generations. The drawing carried in this rug carries that lineage forward, with a Persian medallion and vine repeat tied at the higher density the Sino-Persian tradition requires.

Three weavers in India shared the loom for roughly seven months. Around 2.0 million Persian-asymmetric knots were tied by feel against a vertical beam, the wool drawn from a long-staple New Zealand fleece chosen because the finer staple holds the tighter knot count without losing the small irregularities that read as patina later. The dye baths were prepared from madder, fermented indigo, oak gall, and walnut hull, each matured in copper vats for two to three weeks before the skein was lowered.

The composition

A soft cream field carries a faded madder medallion at the centre with vine work in indigo and walnut moving through the field. The drawing is finer than a village Heriz and looser than a court Tabriz, which is the Sino-Persian register precisely. A double guard band closes the border at a slightly lower height than the field. The colour will keep shifting for a decade. The cream warms toward bone, the madder mellows, and the indigo deepens.

What you are buying

Sino-Persian carpets in this scale and density trade at international auction between thirty and sixty thousand dollars when honest examples appear. This is a new weaving in the same tradition, in the same fibre, on the same loom geometry at the same higher knot count. The rug appreciates with use rather than depreciating, a property no other domestic floor finish carries at this price point.

The piece in a room

8' x 10' (244 x 305 cm) anchors a primary living area beneath the front edge of a sectional or under a six-to-eight seater dining table. The cream and madder palette pairs with walnut and oak floors, with mid-tone walls, and with both leather and unbleached linen upholstery. The finer knot count rewards close inspection, so place the rug where it will be walked on rather than only viewed from the doorway.

Conservation

Rotate a half turn each spring and autumn. Vacuum weekly with suction alone and the beater bar off. Blot any spill at once with a clean cotton cloth and cool water. A wool-trained conservator should hand-wash the rug every five years. The piece runs ninety to a hundred years on a domestic floor under that care.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted New Zealand wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 244 x 305 cm (8' x 10')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Hands: 3 weavers, ~7 months
• Pile: 9 mm wool
• Dye: vegetable (madder, indigo, oak gall, walnut hull)
• Origin: India

Free shipping across India. Cash on delivery available. 7-day exchange. The rug arrives crated for safe storage.